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[kangeiko]

The lights went off when i was on the tube and i thought it was weird and i got to work ok but now i am here and everything is shut down and we are on high security alert and the phone networks are down and i can't get through to anyone and i am really really scared because i am stranded in fucking oxford circus and i can't get through to anyone.

ETA:

london_070705 has been set up for the latest news and for messages.

and i just heard from wingsmith, he's ok, as are queenspanky and pete and athena25.

*breathes*

Comments

[leyenn.livejournal.com]

*hugs you* You're not on the tube and you're safe, that's what matters.

[kangeiko]

My firm isn't letting anyone leave. I don't know if that's good or bad. But I'm here. I'm drinking tea. And I haven't cried yet. So it's all good. The army is out there, the entirety of the police force, everyone is out there making the streets safe. and it's going to be okay.

[fluffyllama.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear you're okay, even if it is scary as hell. Ack, sitting here watching the news update is bad enough. *big hugs*

[kangeiko]

i posted a link to a an update group that has the latest. thank god that the internet is working, i don't know what i'd do without it. and thank god, thankd god thank god thank god that everyone here and everyone i know is okay.

[monanotlisa.livejournal.com]

Oh, crap; is there anything I can do? Breathe, sweetie, and try to be calm; I'm sure everybody you know is fine, will be okay and contact you as soon as possible--they'll clear up the situation, and everything will be okay.

::hugs you hard::

Is the whole telephone system down? Check your mail.

[kangeiko]

mail checked. phone checked. *love* tea is good.

[lilka.livejournal.com]

*hugs* I'm glad you're OK.

[kangeiko]

how glad am i that i was on time and not on the later train (by three minutes) underground? lots. very lots.

and that everyone is okay. are you london-based? or south-east based at all? do not move. brighton and swindon have been closed down. *hugs*

[lilka.livejournal.com]

I'm safe up north, and most of my London friends seem to be alright, thank goodness. *hugs you*

[kangeiko]

Really, I'm just so incredibly grateful that it wasn't worse. It could so easily have been.

And this morning? Everyone is back at work.

[erykah101.livejournal.com]

Thanks heavens you're okay, babe! *huge quantities of virtual hugs* I'm sure it's very scary but you're gonna be fine. Just stay where you are for the moment and wait to hear the advice from the police.

[kangeiko]

we're locked up. no one entering or leaving. it's gonna be fine.

except that they're defusing a bomb at holborn.

please, let that just be rumour. *prays*

[eye-of-a-cat.livejournal.com]

Thank God you're okay, anyway.

[kangeiko]

no one i know has had worse than a scare, thank god. are you south-east based? stay put do not leave the house or office. swindon and nbrighton have been closed down and the army has been called in. i love the army. everything is going to be okay. it will. tea is good. tony blair addressing the nation in three minutes.

[ex-ms-katoni171.livejournal.com]

Well, thank god you're Ok, that's the main thing.

Oh, I'm fine too, by the way. Nowhere near the centre.

[kangeiko]

*hugs you* thank god. i logged on to livejournal and your post was the first i saw, and it was - i just - reports are coming in from all my friends and everyone i know is fine, but they are defusing a bomb in holborn and brighton and swindon are shut down and i am so fucking angry, you know? *seethe* it's like - we get one good thing out of how many, i don't know, and, and, then this follows.

i want to go give blood. and i can't leave the building. and my blood is poorly and they won't take it anyway. i feel so impotent. i want to go and help. i want to hide under my desk. i want to find people i know and hug them. *hugs you*

[ex-ms-katoni171.livejournal.com]

I know, I know, it's bad. That's the worst thing, coming home today, and all the newspapers were still covered in headlines and picture of celebration. *shivers*

But we'll all get through this. London is strong. We will get over this.

[kangeiko]

I know, I know, it's bad. That's the worst thing, coming home today, and all the newspapers were still covered in headlines and picture of celebration. *shivers*

I emptied my bag out when I got home yesterday. Two papers covering the Olympics, and one (the Evening Standard) with pictures of carnage. It was eerie.

But we'll all get through this. London is strong. We will get over this.

Everyone is back at work this morning. I am practically glowing with pride to be a Londoner today. *hugs you*

[ex-ms-katoni171.livejournal.com]

I'm getting a lot of hugs off people today. Cool. *hugs back*

It's very bizarre, I'm getting treated like a heroic war veteran, and I wasn't even there. I've done absolutely nothing except blog.

But it is nice.

[selenak.livejournal.com]

God, I'm glad you're okay and alive and...

*hugs*

[kangeiko]

*hugs you back*

[yahtzee63.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad to know you're all right. Keep as calm as you can, and let us know if there is anything at all useful we can do.

[kangeiko]

Thank you honey. One day later, the transport system is almost back to normal, and everyone is back at work. London goes on.

If anyone overseas wants to help in any way, I'd point them towards theGlobal Campaign Against Poverty and fairtrade. Thankfully, the emergency services proved themselves heroes and local people have all been donating blood. The best help is to support the long-term campaign against poverty and other causes of extremist violence.

Take care. *hugs*